Nadeem won the javelin throw in Paris with an Olympic record of 92.97 meters.
Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan’s javelin thrower, has been the talk of the town since he won gold in the javelin at the Paris Olympics. He competed with India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the gold medal. Nadeem won the javelin in Paris with an Olympic record of 92.97 meters.
Since then, the gold medalist has been showered with cash prizes and other valuable awards. For this achievement, Nadeem received a cash prize of USD 50,000 or 41,97,552 Indian Rupees. However, his father-in-law has decided to gift the burly javelin thrower a buffalo as it goes well with his rural upbringing and tradition.
Muhammad Nawaz told local media in Nadeem’s village on Sunday that gifting a buffalo is considered “very valuable” and “honorable” in their village. “Nadeem is also very proud of his roots and despite the success, his village remains his home and he still lives with his parents and brothers,” Nawaz said. The father-in-law added that he has four sons and three daughters and his youngest daughter, Ayesha, is married to Nadeem.
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Nawaz also revealed that the couple has two sons and a daughter. Hailing from the rural area of Khanewal in Punjab, Nadeem had very limited funds to train and travel abroad for competitions. Villagers and relatives donated money to enable him to compete abroad in his early days.
(With inputs from PTI)
